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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 18]
bāḍham ity abhyupetyātha ditī rājan mahā-manāḥ kaśyapād garbham ādhatta vratam cāñjo dadhāra sā
bāḍham—yes; iti—thus; abhyupetya—accepting; atha—then; ditiḥ—Diti; rājan—O King; mahā-manāḥ—jubilant; kaśyapāt—from Kaśyapa; garbham—semen; ādhatta—obtained; vratam—the vow; ca—and; añjaḥ—properly; dadhāra—discharged; sā—she.
TRANSLATION
O King Parīkṣit, Diti, the wife of Kaśyapa, agreed to undergo the purificatory process known as puṁsavana. “Yes,” she said, “I shall do everything according to your instructions.” With great jubilation she became pregnant, having taken semen from Kaśyapa, and faithfully began discharging the vow.
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मातृष्वसुरभिप्रायमिन्द्र आज्ञाय मानद । शुश्रूषणेनाश्रमस्थां दिति पर्यचरत्कविः ॥५६॥
mātṛ-ṣvasur abhiprāyam indra ājñāya mānada śuśrūṣaṇenāśrama-sthām ditim paryacarat kaviḥ
mātṛ-ṣvasuḥ—of his mother’s sister; abhiprāyam—the intention; indraḥ—Indra; ājñāya—understanding; māna-da—O King Parīkṣit, who give respect to everyone; śuśrūṣaṇena—with service; āśrama-sthām—residing in an āśrama; ditim—Diti; paryacarat—attended upon; kaviḥ—seeing his own interest.
TRANSLATION
O King, who are respectful to everyone, Indra understood Diti’s purpose, and thus he contrived to fulfill his own interests. Following the logic that self-preservation is the first law of nature, he